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A Singaporean's guide to living in Thailand
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After the prison infections another potentially explosive cluster is about to explode - City Workers
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2116631/city-worker-camp-to-lock-down
City worker camp to lock down
Almost 500 infected in Laksi 'cluster'
published : 17 May 2021 at 04:44
The government is set to lock down a large construction worker camp in Laksi district of Bangkok, identified as a new cluster of coronavirus infections in which up to 86% of residents have tested positive for Covid-19.
The move came as total Covid-19 infections in Thailand reached 101,447 yesterday, which took the country to 92nd place in the world for the number of Covid-19 cases, outpacing China which is 98th with 90,847 cases.
The Laksi cluster is regarded as a serious Covid-19 outbreak which prompted the Laksi district office and police to step in and order the camp's closure, said Apisamai Srirangson, deputy spokeswoman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
The camp is owned by Italian-Thai Development Plc. It was unclear last night how the lockdowns will affect the railways projects the workers are involved in, though they will still be able to travel to construction sites.
Authorities launched active case finding among 559 people at the camp yesterday and found that 482 or 86.2% were infected. Since April 1, a total of 27 such infection clusters have been identified in 17 districts of Bangkok, seven of which had been fully investigated while the other clusters are still being investigated, she said.
An investigation by the Disease Control Department (DCD) found the camp is crowded and the residents share several facilities such as bathing areas and eating spaces, which is where the transmissions are thought to have occurred.
The workers commuted from one camp to another both in Bangkok and the provinces. For example, some workers in a Laksi camp had previously travelled to Ayutthaya province. This is another factor contributing to the serious Covid-19 transmission situation, she said.
The CCSA is considering adopting a so-called "bubble and seal" approach to suspend any movements of these workers from their current location unless they obtain permission, she said.
The DCD will now begin sorting into groups infected workers with various Covid-19 symptoms and take them to treatment facilities, she said. During the lockdown, food and other necessities will be provided to camp residents by the DCD, she said.
The CCSA also has imposed a new set of Covid-19 control measures on these construction workers, in the hope of slowing down the outbreak.
All common areas of the camp must be cleaned up and sanitised regularly while camp residents are required to wear a face mask at all times except for when they sleep or eat, she said. The number of people using shared facilities as a group bathing area would also be limited.
Vehicles used to transfer the workers between the camp and construction sites will also have to carry a smaller number of passengers per ride, and avoid unnecessary stops, she said. Vehicles for moving workers are often packed and their living accommodation at the camps makeshift.
Silapasuay Rawisaengsun, Bangkok city clerk, said the Laksi camp cluster is causing serious concern. Four other infection clusters that are also worrying, though they may have a lower rate of daily infections, are the Din Daeng flat cluster in Din Daeng district, a construction worker camp cluster in Watthana district, the Khlong Thom Centre and Wongwian 22 cluster in Pomprap Sattruphai district, and the Huai Khwang market cluster in Din Daeng district.
Twenty-four Covid-19 deaths and 2,302 new cases were reported yesterday, bringing the accumulated total to 589 fatalities and 101,447 cases.
A total of 2,136 people were recorded as having recovered over the 24-hour period, leaving 35,055 under treatment at hospitals. The capital led the number of new infections with 1,218 cases.
CCSA said Bangkok led the fatalities with eight deaths, while Chon Buri, Pathum Thani and Kanchanaburi logged two deaths each. One fatality was recorded in each of 10 provinces -- Chiang Mai, Si Sa Ket, Ratchaburi, Samut Prakan, Khon Kaen, Nakhon Sawan, Phichit, Rayong, Nakhon Nayok and Ayutthaya.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2116631/city-worker-camp-to-lock-down
City worker camp to lock down
Almost 500 infected in Laksi 'cluster'
published : 17 May 2021 at 04:44
The government is set to lock down a large construction worker camp in Laksi district of Bangkok, identified as a new cluster of coronavirus infections in which up to 86% of residents have tested positive for Covid-19.
The move came as total Covid-19 infections in Thailand reached 101,447 yesterday, which took the country to 92nd place in the world for the number of Covid-19 cases, outpacing China which is 98th with 90,847 cases.
The Laksi cluster is regarded as a serious Covid-19 outbreak which prompted the Laksi district office and police to step in and order the camp's closure, said Apisamai Srirangson, deputy spokeswoman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
The camp is owned by Italian-Thai Development Plc. It was unclear last night how the lockdowns will affect the railways projects the workers are involved in, though they will still be able to travel to construction sites.
Authorities launched active case finding among 559 people at the camp yesterday and found that 482 or 86.2% were infected. Since April 1, a total of 27 such infection clusters have been identified in 17 districts of Bangkok, seven of which had been fully investigated while the other clusters are still being investigated, she said.
An investigation by the Disease Control Department (DCD) found the camp is crowded and the residents share several facilities such as bathing areas and eating spaces, which is where the transmissions are thought to have occurred.
The workers commuted from one camp to another both in Bangkok and the provinces. For example, some workers in a Laksi camp had previously travelled to Ayutthaya province. This is another factor contributing to the serious Covid-19 transmission situation, she said.
The CCSA is considering adopting a so-called "bubble and seal" approach to suspend any movements of these workers from their current location unless they obtain permission, she said.
The DCD will now begin sorting into groups infected workers with various Covid-19 symptoms and take them to treatment facilities, she said. During the lockdown, food and other necessities will be provided to camp residents by the DCD, she said.
The CCSA also has imposed a new set of Covid-19 control measures on these construction workers, in the hope of slowing down the outbreak.
All common areas of the camp must be cleaned up and sanitised regularly while camp residents are required to wear a face mask at all times except for when they sleep or eat, she said. The number of people using shared facilities as a group bathing area would also be limited.
Vehicles used to transfer the workers between the camp and construction sites will also have to carry a smaller number of passengers per ride, and avoid unnecessary stops, she said. Vehicles for moving workers are often packed and their living accommodation at the camps makeshift.
Silapasuay Rawisaengsun, Bangkok city clerk, said the Laksi camp cluster is causing serious concern. Four other infection clusters that are also worrying, though they may have a lower rate of daily infections, are the Din Daeng flat cluster in Din Daeng district, a construction worker camp cluster in Watthana district, the Khlong Thom Centre and Wongwian 22 cluster in Pomprap Sattruphai district, and the Huai Khwang market cluster in Din Daeng district.
Twenty-four Covid-19 deaths and 2,302 new cases were reported yesterday, bringing the accumulated total to 589 fatalities and 101,447 cases.
A total of 2,136 people were recorded as having recovered over the 24-hour period, leaving 35,055 under treatment at hospitals. The capital led the number of new infections with 1,218 cases.
CCSA said Bangkok led the fatalities with eight deaths, while Chon Buri, Pathum Thani and Kanchanaburi logged two deaths each. One fatality was recorded in each of 10 provinces -- Chiang Mai, Si Sa Ket, Ratchaburi, Samut Prakan, Khon Kaen, Nakhon Sawan, Phichit, Rayong, Nakhon Nayok and Ayutthaya.
A very appropriate analogy. ✅
A donkey was tied to a tree.
One night a ghost cut the rope and released the donkey free.
The donkey went and destroyed the crops in an adjacent farmer's land.
Infuriated, the farmer's wife shot the donkey and killed it.
The donkey's owner was devastated at the loss. In reply, he shot dead the farmer's wife.
Angered by his wife's death, the farmer took a sickle and killed the donkey's owner.
The wife of the donkey's owner got so angry that she and her sons set the farmer's house on fire.
The farmer, looking at his house turned into ashes, killed the wife and children of the donkey's owner.
Finally, when the farmer was full of regret, he asked the ghost as to why did it kill them all?
The ghost replied, "I killed nobody. I just released a donkey that was tied to a rope. It is all of you who released the devils within you which resulted into everything bad that occurred thereafter."
Today's media is like that ghost.
It keeps releasing donkeys on a daily basis. And people react and argue with each other, hurt each other, without having a second thought.
In the end, the media dodges all responsibilities.
So, it's our responsibility to not react on every donkey released by the media and preserve our relationship with our friends, relatives and community..
A donkey was tied to a tree.
One night a ghost cut the rope and released the donkey free.
The donkey went and destroyed the crops in an adjacent farmer's land.
Infuriated, the farmer's wife shot the donkey and killed it.
The donkey's owner was devastated at the loss. In reply, he shot dead the farmer's wife.
Angered by his wife's death, the farmer took a sickle and killed the donkey's owner.
The wife of the donkey's owner got so angry that she and her sons set the farmer's house on fire.
The farmer, looking at his house turned into ashes, killed the wife and children of the donkey's owner.
Finally, when the farmer was full of regret, he asked the ghost as to why did it kill them all?
The ghost replied, "I killed nobody. I just released a donkey that was tied to a rope. It is all of you who released the devils within you which resulted into everything bad that occurred thereafter."
Today's media is like that ghost.
It keeps releasing donkeys on a daily basis. And people react and argue with each other, hurt each other, without having a second thought.
In the end, the media dodges all responsibilities.
So, it's our responsibility to not react on every donkey released by the media and preserve our relationship with our friends, relatives and community..
Covid-sniffer dogs prepped for Bangkok streets
Covid-sniffing dogs led by volunteers will soon be screening Bangkok communities, as the capital battles record daily cases in Thailand’s third wave of infections.
Juti Krairiksh, Social Development and Human Security Minister, said volunteers were being sent to the sniffer-dog project at Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Veterinary Science.
The project team has trained six Labrador retrievers to sniff out Covid-19 in human sweat.
Dr Kewali Chatdarong, Chula’s deputy dean for research and innovation, said the project utilised the dogs’ sense of smell – which is 50 times greater than that of humans – to detect infection in humans. The project was conducted by placing cotton wool and socks into cans for dogs to sniff. The dogs were successfully trained to sit when they detected Covid-19 in sweat on the fabric.
The Labradors were found to have an accuracy of 94.8 per cent in detecting asymptomatic patients. The dogs will be used to complement normal screening operations.
Juti said at least two ministry volunteers will be sent to each of Bangkok’s 50 districts, where they will train others to conduct sniffer-dog screening operations. The dogs will offer an alternative, speedy method to testing for Covid-19, especially when it comes to screening bedridden patients.
Published : May 17, 2021
By : The Nation
Nice photos, I think I saw Aust or Jap wagyu? Like your BBQ toy, is it tough cleaning the grille?
Hope you got good company there and give your pets some of the leftovers.
Thanks for sharing. Didn't know thailand got wagyu farms now. I was figuring how to ask you because the cuts looked better than Aust Wagyu but don't look japanese too.
Foggy bro, do you know the clarification for the 25% sitting rule? On Monday I was at Imperial Mall in Samrong and I see one diner sitting at one table as required by law at their food court, but in other places, I see people sitting more than one at a table like in the past. 
By the rule - if your shop has 4 tables only 1 table can be occupied and only 1 person per table.Foggy bro, do you know the clarification for the 25% sitting rule? On Monday I was at Imperial Mall in Samrong and I see one diner sitting at one table as required by law at their food court, but in other places, I see people sitting more than one at a table like in the past.
So far it seems no one care.
Yes, this is Thailand after all. And when driving I don't wear masks whether alone or with anyone else, although I was told to wear one when there is a passenger. What about you?
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